steve ditko

Steve Ditko ( November 2, 1927 – c. June 29, 2018) was an American comic book creator best known as the artist and co-creator, with Stan Lee, of the Marvel Comics superheroes Spider-Man and Doctor Strange.

So some of you may have already read a little article that came out about this panel, something about some guy that co-created Spider-Man, and I will talk about that a little/lot more, but before I get into that I want to share with you the rest of the panel. First I want to lay […]

As BC reporter Joshua Stone sat in on the IDW Artist’s Editions & More panel Sunday afternoon at San Diego Comic-Con, I was curious to see what news he’d be reporting on regarding their upcoming offerings. I’m a fan of the Artist Edition format, and the the top shelf in the corner of my office […]

We’ve covered a lot of chart-busting sales of the first appearance of Spider-Man in Amazing Fantasy #15 during the first decade of Bleeding Cool. It is perhaps the most liquid single vintage comic issue across the entire range of grades in all of the comic book collecting hobby. Spider-Man himself is seemingly immune to the […]

IDW collects the classic works of Steve Ditko and Joe Gill’s Gordo and Konga, compiling them into a double feature graphic novel in stores now. Although lesser known than his contemporary Stan Lee, Ditko made his mark in the industry by taking the “Marvel Method” and elevating the medium into the art form known worldwide. […]

Reading through Craig Yoe‘s excellent and surprising The Unknown Anti-War Comics is a sharp reminder of the shifting political realities of that era of history. If you love comics history or the wider scope of American history, examining the material of this book will surprise you. And whether you did or didn’t live through that era […]

When the original schedule for SDCC 2018 came out, there was nothing scheduled to remember Steve Ditko, who passed away June 29th, 2018, at the age of 90. Ditko, best known for being the co-creator of Spider-Man and Dr. Strange, spent most of his later life as a recluse at not quite the level of […]

Comics creators are collectively among the most powerful forces on Earth. Don’t ever let anyone tell you otherwise. They’re connected to everyone and everything. They’re the original masters of memetics. This is why Thomas Nast had political clout in the 19th Century that the likes of Stephen Colbert or Jon Stewart could never dream of […]

About a year before the debut of Spider-Man by Steve Ditko and Stan Lee in Amazing Fantasy #15, the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission and the National Science Foundation sponsored a course for high school students to learn about radiation and its effects on living creatures. Equipment including Geiger counters were provided, and high school science […]

Richard Howell, longstanding comic book industry figure, writer, producer and Editor-in-Chief of publisher Claypool Comics, had a story to tell about Steve Ditko. And it is making a number of people uneasy. He posted his story publicly on Facebook, writing: Anyone who’s attempted to procure original art by Steve Ditko–and succeeded–probably didn’t get it directly […]

The Steve Ditko blog, which promotes Ditko’s most recent work published with Robin Snyder, has posted two pieces of artwork from the creator, who died this week. The first is the first page of Paper Romance, published in 1953 in Daring Romance, thought to be the first published Steve Ditko comic book story. And the […]

Yesterday, Bleeding Cool was informed that Steve Ditko passed away earlier in the week but that members of his family were not making the news public at the time. Later in the night, the news went public anyway, as The Hollywood Reporter received official confirmation from New York police. And the comics industry went into shock. The […]

The world is less imaginative today as one of the most influential comic book creators of all time has passed away. Steve Ditko was found dead in his New York City apartment Friday, as first reported by THR, though he is believed to have died days earlier. Beginning his career in 1953, Ditko worked at […]

90-year-old Steve Ditko has never stopped creating comic books. And he still does, from his New York studio. You can order them from Robin Snyder here, though international distribution can be a bit tricky. So what about collecting them in a more sizeable volume suitable for bookstores and comic stores, surviving the rigours of international distribution? […]

Crypt of Horror is a collection of pre-Comics Code Authority horror from the 1950s. AC Comics is bringing us Volume 36 of this collection in this coming April. It includes creators such as Bill Everett, Ross Andru, Steve Ditko, Wally Wood, Joe Kubert, George Tuska, and much more. More details below. CRYPT OF HORROR #36 Much of […]

Cannon, and old serial by Wally Wood is being reprinted in a collection for purchase by Fantagraphics in the coming March of 2018. Plus, We Ate Wonderbread is being put out by cartoonist Nicole Hollander. Plus, Mudbite, Land of the Sons, and more. Read more details below. MUDBITE by Dave Cooper $19.99 / HC / 72 pgs / FC / 11.75 x […]

The gloves are coming off as superstar Marvel writer “The Great One” Brian Michael Bendis prepares to depart his longtime post at the House of Ideas to defect to rival DC Comics. In the latest issue of Defenders, released last Wednesday, Bendis, speaking through Deadpool, fired a devastating parting shot at Marvel for their shameless […]

One of the best parts of any major convention from a collector’s standpoint is walking around the booths of vintage comics dealers and checking out what they’ve got. It’s not something that always gets the coverage it deserves amidst the spectacle of a show like the San Diego Comic-Con, and that’s too bad. Even if […]

With the Sony/Marvel collaboration Spider-Man: Homecoming quickly approaching, you may be wondering to yourself, “Where can I read good stories with that angry, winged Michael Keaton character?” Well, despite the fact that his costume is oddly reminiscent of the Firefly’s costume from the Batman: Arkham games, that is actually the storied Spider-rogue, the Vulture (AKA Adrian […]

Marvel Characters, Inc. has just registered a number of trademarks for goods and services relating to “Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man”. Bleeding Cool recently speculated that might mean that the familiar phrase would be used as a new comic book title. All well and good, but as BC’s history nerd — or one of them, anyway — […]

It is with great restraint that I omitted the “woo-ooo” after DuckTales in that headline, but the truth is this is indeed a woo-ooo-worthy slate of upcoming comics from IDW. If memory serves, I think we heard about much of this at Wondercon and subsequent announcements, but here’s a quick run-down of highlights of what […]